US Congressman. He immigrated to the United States in 1816, settled in Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard University in 1821. He was a member of the State House of Representatives from 1840 to 1849 and a unsuccessful Whig candidate for election to the Thirty-second Congress in 1850. A delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1853, he was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress and served from 1853 to 1855. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he became a member of the State Senate in 1857, serving as president in 1858, and again a member of the State House of Representatives in 1859 and 1860.
US Congressman. He immigrated to the United States in 1816, settled in Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard University in 1821. He was a member of the State House of Representatives from 1840 to 1849 and a unsuccessful Whig candidate for election to the Thirty-second Congress in 1850. A delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1853, he was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress and served from 1853 to 1855. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he became a member of the State Senate in 1857, serving as president in 1858, and again a member of the State House of Representatives in 1859 and 1860.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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